Events in London - Sunday 16th February

Mary Quant was one of the most iconic fashion designers of the 1960s. As a leading designer and retail pioneer she popularised the high hemlines that became synonymous with the Swinging Sixties. This new exhibition will reveal how she launched her fashion revolution from the British high street, and showcase more than 200 clothes from the 1960s and 1970s that h... more

Need some inspiration for 16th February? A law was passed on this day in 1918, giving property-owning women over the age of 30 a vote for the very first time. Why not visit the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Victoria Tower Gardens? It’s a pleasant little riverside park with an interesting view of Parliament.

ReviewNational Portrait Gallery If you're coming to London for a week then you have to find time for at least one art gallery. You can't just do fun stuff for seven days, that's not allowed. Art gallery first, then fun. Do…

ReviewRoyal Observatory When Christopher Wren started work on the Royal Observatory it was overlooking the rubbled wreck of Greenwich Palace at the bottom of the hill. Queen's House was still standing (it's still s…